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Two goals by midfielder Alexander Rickett led Windsor Stars to 4-1 victory over Southwestern Ontario rival London City in the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday.
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Two goals by midfielder Alexander Rickett led Windsor Stars to 4-1 victory over Southwestern Ontario rival London City in the only game played in the CSL First Division Saturday.
Mississauga Eagles FC, SC Toronto and Serbian White Eagles all recorded home wins, while York Region Shooters scored an away victory, all in the CSL Friday night to kick off a busy weekend schedule.
It was a close encounter at the Hershey Centre where Mississauga Eagles FC edged past SC Waterloo midway through the second half to win 3-2 on a tying goal, then a winning goal, by Jose Melo.
Drazen Vukovic opened the scoring for SC Waterloo at the 6th minute, Shaun MacDonald tied the game 1-1 one minute later for the home side, but Vukovic came back just two minutes later to beat
Melo broke the game open with a tying goal firstly at 46 minutes, then at the 55th minute mark he took a pass from MacDonald to beat
Forward Jarek Whiteman opened the scoring for SC Toronto over Niagara United at Lamport Stadium, he struck from inside the box to beat
Kyle Hall increased the home lead to 3-0 at 85 minutes and at the final whistle it was 3-0 in favour of SC Toronto.
It was a close, hard fought first half at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, with
The visitors were playing with 10 men during the second half after losing Olivier Rieutord who was shown the red card by referee Michael Izzo following a second caution at the 45th minute mark.
Zoran Rajovic struck the winner at 76 minutes when a took a cross from Andre Orlando to beat Fernandez from close in, a 2-1 Serbian White Eagles lead that held to the final whistle.
York Region Shooters forward Jason De Thomasis drove a left foot shot into the net after taking a pass from Des Humphrey to score the all-important lone goal for the 1-0 away victory over
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Jul 14
Sun, Jul 15
Sun, Jul 15 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Jul 15 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Mississauga Eagles FC
Sun, Jul 15 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Niagara United
Sun, Jul 15
Sun, Jul 15 Centennial Stadium 8 PM
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jul 14 Budd Park 1 PM SC Waterloo B vs Brampton City Utd B – Change of ground to
Sat, Jul 14 Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs TFC Academy II
Sat, Jul 14 Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Niagara United B
Sun, Jul 15
Sun, Jul 15 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B – This game is on – omitted
from an earlier weekend schedule
With four teams separated by just two points, the tight race to lead the CSL First Division resumes this coming weekend with no less than 11 games scheduled from Friday through Sunday night.
The last game of the weekend will see Toronto Croatia attempting to recover from their surprise defeat in the hands of SC Waterloo last weekend, a 1-0 decision that ended the two-month long unbeaten streak of the current CSL champions going back to their opener on May 13.
Three of the top four teams will play this weekend (
There are five games scheduled in the CSL Second Division this weekend, with a switch of venue from the SC Waterloo reserve team home ground in
The complete weekend schedule:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Jul 13 Lamport Stadium 8 PM SC
Fri, Jul 13 Hershey Centre 8 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs SC Waterloo
Fri, Jul 13 Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy vs York Region Shooters
Fri, Jul 13 Centennial Stadium 9 PM Serbian White Eagles vs Kingston FC
Sat, Jul 14
Sun, Jul 15
Sun, Jul 15 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:30 PM North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles
Sun, Jul 15 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Mississauga Eagles FC
Sun, Jul 15 Lions Park 7 PM Brantford Galaxy vs Niagara United
Sun, Jul 15
Sun, Jul 15 Centennial Stadium 8 PM
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jul 14 Budd Park 1 PM SC Waterloo B vs Brampton City Utd B Change of ground to
Sat, Jul 14 Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs TFC Academy II
Sat, Jul 14 Lions Park 4 PM Brantford Galaxy B vs Niagara United B
Sun, Jul 15
Sun, Jul 15 St. Joan of Arc 8:30 PM York Region Shooters B vs Serbian White Eagles B
It was there for all to see when Kingston FC players displayed a new-look uniform to reflect a new sponsorship, the introduction of a new head coach, some new players and a shuffle in ownership, all of which provided an upbeat mood to a press conference at the Invista Sports Centre at
Jimmy Hamrouni has resigned his position as president and coach of the club, “for personal and business reasons” explained chairman of the board Lorne Abugov, in making the announcement.
Of high interest was the introduction of the club`s new head coach, Colm Muldoon (pronounced column, like a newspaper column), explained journalist Joseph Scanlon, with Abugov a co-owner of Kingston FC, who emceed the proceedings.
Muldoon, a native of the
A physical exercise buff, Muldoon believes in a high level of fitness as a pre-requisite to winning games. “Soccer is a beautiful game and it’s a world game. To be good, you have to develop a lot of things – strength, endurance, technical ability, co-ordination and specific skills“, he emphasized. In private life, he has a science degree and is a plastics specialist and no doubt knows how to mould a team.
The club introduced a new sponsor in WTC Communications, an independent regional telecommunications company with strong ties to the
“WTC is thrilled to help bring professional soccer to the
With just two wins at mid-season in its inaugural year in professional soccer, Abugov explained the need to strengthen Kingston FC’s roster. That process has started with the addition of two French-born players, Olivier Rieutord, a forward from
Other defenders signed are Ryan McCurdy, who played professionally with Linfield FC in
Midfielder Mintcho Mintchev has also joined the club. Born in
Abugov explained the new ownership is firmly committed to Kingston FC and professional soccer in
But the chairman made it clear the club is seeking equity investment and an alliance with youth soccer in the region, both necessary if
Kingston FC visit Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke for a game with Serbian White Eagles Friday, while the reserve team is off until a visit to the St. Joan of Arc ground at Maple, just north of
A goal at 20 minutes of the first half by expansion club SC Waterloo put to an end the season-long unbeaten run of the current CSL champions Toronto Croatia, while two other games in the CSL Sunday ended in ties, a 4-4 score between York Region Shooters and Brampton City Utd and a 2-2 tie in the game between Montreal Impact Academy and Mississauga Eagles FC.
It was a left foot drive by
Toronto Croatia still hold to top position in the standings despite Sunday’s defeat, they have a 6-1-2 WLT record for 20 points, while SC Waterloo improve to a 4-6-0, good for 12 points
Forward Alexander King put
A win for the academy team looked secure until Jose Melo headed in for Mississauga Eagles at the 87th minute mark and Thomas McLean scored the equalizer at 91 minutes for the 2-2 final score.
It was a ding-dong struggle between York Region Shooters and Brampton City Utd at the Joan of Arc ground in Maple where the visitors gained then lost the lead throughout the game, beginning with a goal at 23 minutes when forward Milos Scepanovic beat York Region goalkeeper Camilo Benzi for a 1-0 score. Alex Braletic made it 2-0 for
Scepanovic scored his second goal and
York Region Shooters played the last 28 minutes short handed after referee Justin Tasev showed the red card to Andre Stewart for violent conduct.
It is York Region Shooters sixth draw in 10 games, they now have a 3-1-6 record for 15 points, while Brampton City Utd have a 4-2-3 record, also 15 points.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday night:
St. Catharines Wolves B 1,
Midfielder Sergio Camargo scored both goals for the
It was an even contest in the second half without a goal being scored and the final whistle came with a 2-0 result in favour of
The win gave
Two late goals by Mississauga Eagles FC midfielder Darragh Roe snatched a victory for the visitors against Kingston FC at the CaraCo ground in
Mississauga Eagles improve to 3-4-1 for 10 points, while
There were four games in the CSL Second Division Saturday:
SECOND DIVISION:
Niagara United B 3, SC
SC
Serbian White Eagles B 1,
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sun, Jul 8 CS
Sun, Jul 8 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Brampton City Utd
Sun, Jul 8 Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs
SECOND DIVISION
Sun, Jul 8 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brantford Galaxy B
Brantford forward Jacek Przednowek struck a hat-trick to lead Brantford Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over North York Astros, while SC Toronto scored a 3-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles, two games in the CSL First Division Friday night.
Przednowek scored just before the interval at the 43rd minute mark at Esther Shiner Stadium, then found the net again at 68 and 78 minutes.
Brantford forward Dave Simpson opened the scoring at 21 minutes to give the visitors the lead, Astros’ forward Vasileios Liagkos tied the game 1-1 before Przednowek’s first goal which gave Brantford the 2-1 lead at the interval.
North York’s Jorge Perez tied the game 2-2 at 57 minutes, but just two minutes later Brantford took a 3-2 lead when Braeden Krampert beat Astros’ goalkeeper Enea Perego. Przednowek’s two goals completed the scoring for a 5-2 Galaxy win.
Brantford improve to a 6-3-0 WLT record for 18 points, tied for second position in the standings, while the Astros are now winless in 10 games.
Midfielder Carlos Nogueira opened the scoring for SC Toronto against Serbian White Eagles at Lamport Stadium, he scored at 12 minutes for a 1-0 home lead at the interval.
Serbian White Eagles scored just before the final whistle, a goal by Viktor Anastasov for the 3-1 SC Toronto victory.
SC Toronto are now at a 4-1-3 record for 15 points, while Serbian Eagles are at 4-2-2 for 14 points.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Friday:
TFC Academy II 3,
Remaining games in the CSL this weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Jul 7 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs Mississauga Eagles FC
Sat, Jul 7 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs
Sun, Jul 8 CS
Sun, Jul 8 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Brampton City Utd
Sun, Jul 8 Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC Waterloo vs
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jul 7 Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat, Jul 7 Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B
Sat, Jul 7 Downsview Park 6 PM SC Toronto B vs York Region Shooters B
Sat, Jul 7 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B
Sun, Jul 8 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brantford Galaxy B
With the CSL closing in on the half-way mark in the regular season, there is a full program of games throughout the coming weekend, including league-leading Toronto Croatia determined to remain the only unbeaten team in the First Division, while second place Montreal Impact Academy are equally determined to keep pace and bid for the top spot..
The full weekend schedule is:
Fri, Jul 6 Lamport Stadium 8 PM SC
Fri, Jul 6 Esther Shiner Stadium 8.30 PM North York Astros vs Brantford Galaxy
Sat, Jul 7 Invista Centre 7 PM Kingston FC vs Mississauga Eagles FC
Sat, Jul 7 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs
Sun, Jul 8 CS
Sun, Jul 8 St. Joan of Arc 6:30 PM York Region Shooters vs Brampton City Utd
Sun, Jul 8 Seagram Stadium 7 PM SC
SECOND DIVISION
Fri, Jul 6 Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy II vs Windsor Stars B
Sat, Jul 7 Kalar 4 PM Niagara United B vs SC Waterloo B
Sat, Jul 7 Invista Centre 5 PM Kingston FC B vs Mississauga Eagles FC B
Sat, Jul 7 Downsview Park 6 PM SC Toronto B vs York Region Shooters B
Sat, Jul 7 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs Brampton City Utd B
Sun, Jul 8 Club Roma 6 PM St. Catharines Wolves B vs Brantford Galaxy B
St. Catharines took the lead on an own goal tipped into the net past London goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic at the 26th minute mark and the home side increased the lead to 2-0 three minutes later on a goal by midfielder Calvin Rosario. He scored from close range and it was 2-0 at the break.
Perri was ejected by referee Tasev in the dying minutes and it was 2-2 at the final whistle.
St. Catharines Wolves remain in 15th position following the tie, they have a 1-7-1 WLT record for 4 points, while London City improve to a 1-4-5 record for 8 points and move up to 11th position in the standings.
Academy midfielder Wandrill Lefevre led the
New signing Josh Gardner made it 3-0 at 35 minutes, the score at halftime and Lefevre scored his second goal from the penalty spot for a 4-0 lead at 56 minutes. He completed his hat-trick for a 5-0 lead at the 71st minute mark.
Another recent signing, forward Charles Joly scrored twice in the late stages at 80 and 86 minutes to round out the 7-0 victory.
Defender Mark Jankovic opened the scoring for Brampton City Utd at Victoria Park, he found the net from close in past
Forward Milos Scepanovic scored
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday:
SC Waterloo B 2, Brampton City Utd B 0
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Niagara United were in complete control with their highest score of the season, a 4-0 defeat of North York Astros at Kalar Park in the only game scheduled in the Canadian Soccer League First Division Saturday night.
An early goal by forward Christian Campanella was enough to give
Campanella struck at the 11th minute mark for TFC at
It was a late goal that gave the visiting Windsor Stars the three points with the narrow 1-0 win over Mississauga Eagles FC at the Hershey Centre in
Dragoi was given an opportunity to put the visitors two-up just before the final whistle when referee Yusri Rudolf pointed to the penalty spot following a tripping incident inside the 18 yard line, but the Windsor player shot wide of the post and the game ended 1-0.
Remaining games in the CSL during the Canada Day weekend:
FIRST DIVISION
Sat, Jun 30 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs North
Sun, Jul 1
Sun, Jul 1
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jun 30 Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs SC Toronto B
Sat, Jun 30 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs St. Catharines Wolves B
Sun, Jul 1 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B
For Kingston FC, it’s a swing into
The
There are two games in the Second Division on Saturday and one Second Division game on Canada Day Sunday. Brampton City Utd have created a Canada Day double-header at Victoria Park with the one Second Division game playing back-to-back with their first team game against SC Waterloo, which starts at 3 pm.
Holiday weekend games in the CSL:
FIRST DIVISION
Fri, Jun 29 Downsview Park 8 PM TFC Academy vs Kingston FC
Fri, Jun 29 Hershey Centre 8 PM Mississauga Eagles FC vs Windsor Stars
(Televised by
Sat, Jun 30 Kalar 7 PM Niagara United vs North
Sun, Jul 1
Sun, Jul 1
SECOND DIVISION
Sat, Jun 30 Hershey Centre 4 PM Mississauga Eagles FC B vs SC Toronto B
Sat, Jun 30 Eglinton Flats 7 PM Serbian White Eagles B vs St. Catharines Wolves B
Sun, Jul 1 Victoria Park 5:30 PM Brampton City Utd B vs SC Waterloo B
Three goals by forward Milos Scepanovic propelled Brampton City Utd. to a 6-0 victory over the hapless North York Astros, Brantford Galaxy defeated
Brampton City Utd took control early in the game with North York Astros at Victoria Park in
Scepanovic found the net for the second time at 63 minutes for a 3-0
Scepanovic completed the hat-trick at 85 minutes and three minutes later David Velastegui made it 6-0 for the home side, the score at the final whistle.
Brantford Galaxy and
Midfielder Adam Leggett made it 2-0 just two minutes later with a hard drive from 25 yards that caught the top right corner, and nine minutes later Leggett scored a second goal with an individual effort up the right wing before hitting the top of the net for a 3-0 Galaxy lead.
A goal at 21 minutes of the first half gave St. Catharines Wolves their first victory of the season, the goal coming from a free kick which midfielder Scott MacLennan collected to find the net and give the home side the lead.
There were few opportunities to score following the 1-0 lead at half time into the second half for a 1-0 final, a result which lifted the Garden City side off the bottom position in the standings.
Forward Jason De Thomasis opened the scoring at 37 minutes for York Region Shooters against SC Toronto in the game at Maple, just north of
Kyle Hall struck the equalizer at 82 minutes for the visitors, he found the net past York Region goalkeeper Emanuelle Ameltonis for a 1-1 score which held to the final whistle.
Second Division games Sunday:
York Region Shooters B 2, SC Toronto B 1